to wash away; to rinse off
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
lightly; easily; carelessly
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
time and time again; many times; a number of times
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
prospects of victory; chances of success
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
one's way back; one's way home
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
change; alteration; modification
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink